Bogan crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area

Bogan is a council area in New South Wales with about 2,373 residents. It has a Crime Score 88 out of 100 (very high), 10th of 362 councils nationally.

The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (81st percentile), homicide (95th percentile), break-ins (94th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 62.

In 2024-25: violent 2,655 per 100,000 (+80% vs five years earlier); property 8,175 per 100,000 (+47% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,812 per 100,000 (+153% vs five years earlier); theft 2,697 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 11th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Bogan council area is 3.5% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.9% of occupied homes (38 public and 16 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.3% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.2% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 5.3% of homes; about 16 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.4% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

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Suburbs in the Bogan council area

Babinda · Buddabadah · Byrock · Canonba · Carinda · Coolabah · Girilambone · Hermidale · Honeybugle · Miandetta · Mulla · Mullengudgery · Murrawombie · Neilrex · Nymagee · Nyngan · Pangee · Quambone · The Marra

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